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Central Michigan's best defenders since 2024
Jaion Jackson leads with 113 tackles in 30 games at Central Michigan; Xavier White had 83.
Every defender with 5 or more games at Central Michigan since 2024, ranked by tackles; the lines are each player's tackles game by game, the top 8 drawn. A link opens the player's page, where he has one, or his row on the board.
83 defenders with 5+ games at Central Michigantackles
| # | player | seasons | games | tackles | sacks | tackles for loss | interceptions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaion Jackson | 2024–2026 | 30 | 113 | 3.5 | 11 | 1 |
| 2 | Xavier White | 2024–2026 | 21 | 83 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Mayson Hitchens | 2026 | 7 | 51 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Brett McCalla | 2026 | 7 | 50 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Kalen Carroll | 2025 | 13 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Elijah Gordon | 2025 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Korver Demma | 2025–2026 | 19 | 46 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | Darrell Bryant Jr. | 2026 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Maddix Blackwell | 2025 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Brenden Deasfernandes | 2024–2025 | 20 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Justin Taylor | 2026 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Jaxon Cherry | 2026 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Keshawn Hayden | 2024–2025 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Quavion Bird | 2025–2026 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Jaden Davis | 2024 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Donavan Philord | 2026 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | D.J. Bennett | 2025–2026 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Coen Ali | 2026 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Ed Conoran | 2024–2026 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Pius Odjugo | 2024 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Victor Earl | 2025 | 8 | 15 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Jaree Turner-Kinsler | 2024 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Jeremiah Alston | 2025–2026 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Matthew McKenzie | 2026 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Drew Esper | 2026 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Jayshaun Coffman | 2024 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Bryce Rowe | 2024–2025 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Andre Thomas Jr. | 2025 | 5 | 10 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Malik Denkins | 2024–2025 | 9 | 9 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Landon Swanson | 2025–2026 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Jajuan Jones | 2026 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Aakeem Snell | 2024–2025 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Max Van Fleet | 2026 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Jamari Allen | 2024–2026 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | James Reinbold | 2026 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Tysen Campbell | 2025–2026 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Dylan Fisher | 2025 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Kyle Krebs | 2025–2026 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Jordan Kwiatkowski | 2022–2025 | 30 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 40 | Caleb Spann | 2022–2025 | 29 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 41 | Dakota Cochran | 2023–2025 | 29 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 42 | Michael Heldman | 2023–2025 | 28 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 43 | Elijah Rikard | 2023–2025 | 27 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 44 | Lawai'a Brown | 2023–2025 | 26 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 45 | Emmett Thomas | 2015–2016 | 23 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 46 | Amari Coleman | 2014–2017 | 19 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 47 | Nahree Biggins | 2023–2025 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 48 | Fernando Sanchez III | 2023–2025 | 18 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 49 | Justin Whiteside | 2021–2024 | 18 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 50 | Donte Kent | 2020–2024 | 17 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 51 | Darius Bracy | 2018–2021 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 52 | Jason Williams | 2023–2024 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 53 | Jason Wilson | 2011–2014 | 14 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 54 | Jonah Pace | 2023–2024 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 55 | Jonathan Decker | 2023–2025 | 14 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 56 | Kade Kostus | 2023–2025 | 13 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 57 | Da'Raun McKinney | 2023–2024 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 58 | Joshua Cox | 2014–2017 | 11 | — | — | — | 11 |
| 59 | De'Javion Stepney | 2021–2023 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 60 | Sean Murphy-Bunting | 2016–2018 | 10 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 61 | Alex Briones | 2016–2018 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 62 | Zach Oakley | 2015–2017 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 63 | Marcus Badgett | 2023–2024 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 64 | Montrae Braswell | 2019 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 65 | Tony Annese | 2013–2016 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 |
| 66 | Troy Brown | 2018–2021 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 67 | Devonni Reed | 2018–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 68 | Gage Kreski | 2018–2021 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 69 | Jacques Bristol | 2019–2023 | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 70 | Gary Jones | 2015–2016 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 71 | George Douglas IV | 2018–2021 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 72 | Kavon Frazier | 2012–2015 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 73 | Ke'Shon Parker | 2023–2024 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 74 | Malik Fountain | 2016–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 75 | Mike Danna | 2016–2018 | 6 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 76 | Nathan Ricketts | 2015–2016 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 77 | Trey Jones III | 2021–2023 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 78 | Willie Reid | 2019–2020 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 79 | Winslow Chapman | 2016 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 80 | Alonzo McCoy | 2019–2020 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 81 | Brandon Greer | 2013–2014 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 82 | Mitch Stanitzek | 2014–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 83 | Trevor Apsey | 2016–2018 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
Also at Central Michigan: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, kickers, punters. Every school and conference: schools, conferences. The games are ESPN's box scores since 2004 (the Method says where they fall short); a position is the roster's, else read off the box score, so a tight end from before 2014 may be listed with the wide receivers.